IC - 16 - Day 3 - Kris

[Philulhu]

Kris scowled angrily at PC Grey and motioned to him to shut up. He wanted to keep Lindsay talking and her knowing other police were here wouldn’t help.

”I can’t go, Lindsay,” he said. “It’s my job. I can’t just walk away but keep talking to me, please! I need to know what we can do to stop Balfour!”

[Mephistophilis]

PC Grey comes nearer, continuing to talk in a raised voice, 'Come on Kris, back out to the cordon, we've got this.'

OOC,Kris will need to use a social skill (Charm/Persuade/Fast Talk/Intimidate etc) to get Grey to back off, make a roll and post some appropriate dialogue

[Philulhu]

OOC, Curses... ... https://www.dholeshouse.org/Tools/DiceVerifier?RID=17c8e551-bf3a-42df-add6-fb17ede0e337

”She’s armed and she’s got a young girl in there, Olly,” snapped Kris. “I’m trying to keep her calm so please back away. I’ve got this under control.”

[Mephistophilis]

'She's armed, and that's precisely why you need to leave it to us' says Ollie.

OOC,Wanna push it? I suspect Ollie might get a bit loud and throw his weight around if you fail

[Philulhu]

OOC, Oh yes... https://www.dholeshouse.org/Tools/DiceVerifier?RID=99fbd2f1-4602-408b-8457-ff604888fc43

”Police Constable Grey - move back and wait until I say otherwise!” snapped Kris. “It’s my case so follow my lead, if you don’t mind!”

Kris held his ground until Olly moved back, then took a deep breath and straightened his jacket. ”Lindsay - it’s getting crowded out here and I dare say my boss will be here shortly. At that point, I’ll be banished because I sussed Balfour was up to something and he got me kicked off the case. If you want to say something to the one person who might listen to you and take you seriously, now’s the time.”

[Mephistophilis]

Lindsay talks quietly behind the door so only Kris can hear. 'You need to keep Regina away from her father, from that whole church, until after Tuesday. They want to hurt her, they think...they believe her sacrifice will spare them from the end of the world. That she will be resurrected by the Passover Angel. That's what my uncle George and me were protecting her from last time. Now, now I think it's something bigger...' She trails off into silence.

[Philulhu]

”If you can hold them off for 48 hours, you might stop them this time,” said Kris quietly. “But what’s to stop them trying again? Or is this Passover Angel going to happen regardless?”

[Mephistophilis]

'I don't know why it has to be Tuesday, how they pick the dates, but I know what they want Regina for and they can't have her. Not this time. Not while I've got anything to do with it.'

OOC,Try a hard Persuade to get her tell you more

[Philulhu]

”If I’m going to try to stop Balfour, I’m going to need more than that, Lindsay!” said Kris urgently.

OOC, Nope... ... https://www.dholeshouse.org/Tools/DiceVerifier?RID=21f2885e-2eda-44c7-b878-7d4ff6bbfff4

[Mephistophilis]

'You can't stop Balfour, no one can stop him. All we can do is protect Regina...Oh, you can't understand, no one can understand, if you haven't seen...' hisses Lindsay.

PC Babcock approaches Kris and puts his hand on his shoulder. He leans across and whispers into his ear, 'DS Bates is here, she wants a debrief now.'

He is carrying a heavy duty radio handset, it looks like an encrypted radio, like a standard police radio but designed for use with only one other handset. Presumably this is for communicating with Lindsay.

[Philulhu]

Kris took the radio from Babcock. Carefully approaching the door, he put the radio on the floor and retreated. ”Lindsay - I’ve put a radio by the door so they can talk to you. Make sure that Regina’s ok, right? I’ve got to go and talk to my boss now but I’ll try to come back if I can.” He knew that was pretty unlikely, but he didn’t see any gain in saying otherwise.

He took a deep breath and stepped backwards. He looked at Babcock and sighed. “Where’s DS Bates?” he asked.

[Mephistophilis]

OOC:   We're moving here